List of ship launches in 1996

The list of ship launches in 1996 includes a chronological list of all ships launched in 1996.

Date Ship Class / type Builder Location Country Notes
6 January Hopper Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
8 January Knock Muir Suezmax tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Fred Olsen & Co.[1]
20 January Chakri Naruebet Aircraft carrier Bazan Ferrol Spain For Royal Thai Navy
24 February Pearl Harbor Harpers Ferry-class dock landing ship Avondale Shipyard Avondale, Louisiana United States
1 March Grandeur of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki Finland For Royal Caribbean International
2 March Stena Jutlantica ferry Krimpen a/d, Ijssel Van der Gissen de Noord Netherlands For Stena Line|[2]
9 March Sutherland Type 23 frigate Yarrow Shipbuilders Glasgow United Kingdom
9 March Knud Mærsk K-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
15 March Bataan Wasp-class amphibious assault ship Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
19 March Alphagas LNG tanker Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Alphagas Partenreederei.[3]
22 March Ross Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Ingalls Shipbuilding Pascagoula, Mississippi United States
9 April HSC NGV Aliso high-speed ferry Chantiers Leroux et Lotz Naval Saint-Malo France For Société Nationale Maritime Corse-Méditerranée[4]
April Stena Voyager HSS 1500 Finnyards Rauma Rauma Finland For Stena Line[5]
31 May Ottawa Halifax-class frigate Saint John Shipbuilding Saint John, New Brunswick Canada
May Pan Chao Cheng Kung-class frigate China Shipbuilding Kaohsiung Taiwan
13 June Knock An Tanker Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For Fred Olsen & Co.[6]
21 June Kate Mærsk K-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
28 June Arunta Anzac-class frigate Tenix Defence Williamstown, Victoria Australia
29 June Mahan Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
29 June Stena Carisma HSS 900 Westamarin A/S Kristiansand Norway For Stena Line[7]
2 July Silvia Ana L Bazans Fernando Shipyard Cádiz Spain For Los Cipreses S.A
27 July Louisiana Ohio-class submarine Electric Boat Groton, Connecticut United States
1 August Seillean SWOPS vessel Harland & Wolff Belfast United Kingdom For BP.[8]
9 August Rhapsody of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship Chantiers de l'Atlantique Saint-Nazaire France For Royal Caribbean International
24 August Bridge Supply-class fast combat support ship National Steel & Shipbuilding San Diego, California United States
27 August Chōkai Kongō-class destroyer IHI Corporation Tokyo Japan
7 September Harry S. Truman Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Newport News Shipbuilding Newport News, Virginia United States
14 September Galaxy Century-class Cruise ship Meyer Werft Papenburg Germany For Celebrity Cruises
25 September Evert Prahm coastal trading vessel Kötter-Werft Haren, Germany Germany IMO 9138757
4 October Karen Mærsk K-class container ship Odense Staalskibsvaerft Lindø Denmark For Maersk Line
6 October Costa Olympia Cruise ship Bremer Vulkan Bremen Germany For Costa Cruises
13 October Scott Scott-class ocean survey vessel Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Royal Navy.[9]
15 October Oyashio Oyashio-class submarine Japan
4 November Arklow Bridge Bulk carrier Appledore Shipbuilders Ltd. Appledore United Kingdom For Devon Line Ltd.[10]
5 November Panaustral container ship Stocznia Szczecinska S.A. Szczecin Poland [11]
8 November Decatur Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Bath Iron Works Bath, Maine United States
13 November Lehola Ferry Astilleros de Huelva Spain For Estonian Shipping Co Ltd
21 November Enchantment of the Seas Vision-class cruise ship Kvaerner Masa-Yards Helsinki Finland For Royal Caribbean International
14 December Stena Discovery HSS 1500 Finnyards Rauma Finland For Stena Line[12]
14 December Siroco Foudre-class landing platform dock DCN Brest France For French Navy
20 December Prins Richard Train Ferry Ørskov Christensen Staalskibsværft A/S Frederikshavn Denmark For Scandlines
Unknown date Anne Scan Cargo ship Slovenske Lodenice Komárno Slovakia For NORDICA Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. KG MS "Herford"
Unknown date Georgian Launch David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For private owner.[13]
Unknown date Isambard Brunel Pilot boat David Abels Boatbuilders Ltd. Bristol United Kingdom For Bristol Ports Authority.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Knock Muir". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ "M/S Stena Jutlandica III (1996)" (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Alphagas". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  4. ^ "HSC NGV Aliso". Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  5. ^ "HSS Stena Voyager" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Knock An". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  7. ^ "HSS Stena Carisma" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Schiehallion". The Yard. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Scott". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Arklow Bridge". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  11. ^ "DNV GL: UAFL Zanzibar". Retrieved 24 September 2017.
  12. ^ "HSS STENA DISCOVERY" (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  13. ^ "Georgian". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  14. ^ "Isambard Brunel". Shipping & Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
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